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Chapter 1331 1329. The Sinner Has Arrived at the Judgment Seat

The players who died on the battlefield in the Great Reef Province were resurrected one after another in the warehouse of Banks City as planned. Because they were not resurrected at the place where they died, these guys could not get their equipment after resurrection. But it didn't matter. Their dead items had been picked up by their respective guilds and would be sent with the transport team that was about to arrive in Banks City.

Therefore, after resurrecting, the players first killed a wave of ratmen, pushed these guys back underground, and used the explosives in the city to assist the Earth Priest to close the tunnel. Then they received the task of preparing to leave the city with the elites of the Pioneer Corps to meet the People's Army's transport team.

The sister of Domestic 013 is escorting a large armed convoy with a group of elite Blood Vultures. They are heading towards Banks City, but if they want to break through the Chaos creatures gathered outside the city and the Skaven who are hiding their heads and tails, they will obviously have to go through a fierce battle to get the supplies.

General Kudel will be the commander of this commando team, and Marshal Loren has also transferred a part of his guards to join them, making the NPCs look strong and powerful. This configuration makes the players who can only use ordinary equipment after resurrection feel a little more at ease, and then they will form groups and prepare for action.

At the same time, Marshal Loren was going through a difficult decision.

He had just received bad news from Transia.

The vanguard of the People's Army has emerged from the Maginot Line and entered East Prussia, but the army led by General Soros, which set out from the Dorod Fortress, was trapped in the southern hilly area of ​​East Prussia. During the march, they were ambushed by underground ratmen and besieged by chaos creatures transformed from two towns. The current situation is not good.

General Maxim, who led the vanguard of the People's Army, sent a special message to ask Marshal Loren, and Maxim gave the choice to Loren.

The vanguard of the People's Army can go to rescue General Soros's troops first, but this means that they need to turn south halfway, and it will take at least two days to rescue the reinforcements and then rush to Banks City.

Of course, Maxim could also give up rescuing General Soros and rush directly to Banks City to assist in the defense. He was expected to arrive in the city three hours after nightfall, but this meant that Marshal Loren would have to abandon his adjutant and the soldiers of the pioneer corps who came to rescue Banks City.

This difficult choice seemed to have two options, but in fact Loren knew that he had no choice at all.

"Send a message to General Maxim, asking him to go to the southern war zone immediately to rescue Soros and the Dorod Fortress Corps!"

Loren didn't hesitate for long before making his decision.

This made several senior officers beside him sigh in relief but frown at the same time. An officer who was from the old guard like Loren whispered:

“Your Majesty has ordered the Greene Corps to come from Calais Province through the Anjou region to support us, but even with the transportation of steam trains, the elite main force of the Old Guard will not arrive in East Prussia until tomorrow morning at the earliest.

The Capet family's army has already engaged in a battle with the ratmen on the border of the Anjou province, and it will be difficult for them to break through in a short period of time.

At present, the only troops that can move in the entire East Prussian province are the troops in the Fortress. Count Lyon has recruited some psionicists there, and perhaps they can help."

"We can't let them leave the Pioneer Fortress rashly! That fortress controls the road to the Saxe region. Once the Pioneer Fortress falls, the chaos crisis currently locked in East Prussia will spread to the Saxe region."

Marshal Loren took out his dwarf pipe, shook his head and said:
"There are no main empire armies stationed in the Saxe region. If they are allowed to pass through, the Calais Province will be in danger. There is only a strait between that place and Greene Island. It is correct for Count Lyon to keep his troops in place at this time, and many civilians have been gathered near the fortress.

He doesn't have the shining artifact, so the defensive pressure is even greater than ours!
We should be thankful that the Banks City battlefield did not cause any trouble for them."

"but"

The old officer was completely at a loss, and he kept looking at the sand table next to him.

There were red flags everywhere, indicating the exchange of fire. The officer was dazzled by the sight. He said:
"But if we don't send the troops from the Fortress to support us, there will be no reserve troops left in this huge province! The Transian vanguard will go to rescue Soros, which means we will have to wait here for at least two days for their main force to arrive.

Two days!
Can this city really hold out for two more days?"

"As long as we have those fearless foreigners here, it will be fine! It's embarrassing to say, but I do have confidence in them."

The dwarf marshal blew out a smoke ring and said:
"However, defensive operations alone cannot stabilize the situation. General Kudel's previous warning to me was correct. There are nearly one million panicked civilians in Banks City, and we have less than 30,000 people under our command, including the militia. With this ratio, any incident in the city will lead to horrific infighting.

People whose courage has been taken away by fear cannot reason with us, let alone see the situation clearly, but we cannot blame them.

They were civilians, not fighters.

The hidden dangers within are more terrifying than the chaotic evils outside. We must find a way to stabilize people's hearts and minds, and then slowly launch a counterattack."

"But reinforcements"

The old officer responded with disappointment, but the dwarf marshal raised his head the next moment and said:
"There are reinforcements! A reinforcement that is strong enough to face the monsters of Chaos and defeat them. A reinforcement that is not afraid of darkness and is not afraid of any enemy. Unfortunately, to mobilize them, we have to pay a great price."

"Where are the reinforcements? Are you talking about your compatriots in Silver Castle? I admit that the guards of Mother Earth are indeed the most elite warriors in the kingdom, but aren't they responsible for defending Silver Castle?"

The old officer said doubtfully:
"Are you planning to invite them to Banks City?"

"No, I mean... Never mind. This is not something that can be explained in just a few words. I'll take responsibility."

Loren stood up and took a deep puff of dwarven tobacco. As the strong and spicy smoke flew, he said to the officers he trusted:
"I will be away for a few hours. My earth priest guards will use earthwalking to send me to request support. After nightfall, no matter how difficult it is, you must hold on! I will be back with reinforcements after midnight, at the latest in the early morning.

You must hold on!"

"Marshal! Don't worry. We are all from the old guard. We are the ones who contributed to the prosperity and rise of this country. The honor we carry makes it impossible for me to lay down my weapons against the evil creatures of the warp at this moment."

The old officer said in a deep voice:

"I will take over your command until you return to the battlefield, and I believe you will bring us victory, just like the victory we have had over the years. We follow you, and you will always lead us."

"Ah."

Loren nodded and said nothing more.

He just walked over and shook hands with every commander in the command room, like a less formal farewell.

He patted their shoulders, and the tall officers had to bend down to allow the marshal to complete this action, but no one cared about that at this moment.

Loren knew every officer here, and many of them were promoted to their current positions by him personally. He trusted them, and he also believed in the courage and loyalty to the kingdom of these commanders who were tempered in the war.

Afterwards, the marshal changed his clothes and prepared to set off.

The earth priest who had been protecting him beside him joked:

"If I didn't know your character, I would have thought you were ready to escape in disguise, little Loren."

"Can't you say something nice? I'm just asking for help."

Marshal Loren curled his lips. He changed his clothes, put a gun on his waist, and took a hand axe as a self-defense weapon. Then he said to the prepared earth priest:
"Let's go, take me to Xike City."

"Okay, let's go to Xike. Wait? Are you crazy? Where are you going?!"

The Earth Priest had already formed the opening move of the Earth Walking Technique, but he suddenly reacted and grabbed Loren's collar with a roar:

"If you dare to go there, those Xike Undead will definitely catch you and eat you! Eat your flesh and blood bite by bite. Believe me, they will definitely do it! Are you crazy? What are you going there for!
There are two rats in that ruined city who would be hiding in a latrine plotting to kill you."

"What else? Where do you think the 'last reinforcement' I just mentioned is?"

The half-dwarf marshal shrugged and said:

“Murphy’s right there, see?

He was there as the Governor of Transia, waiting for me to submit the most formal request for assistance. He was also there as the God of Hell, waiting for me, a shameless war criminal, to walk up to the trial seat and gallows that the Xico spirits had prepared for me for several years.

Only if I go there in person can I invite an invincible underworld army to East Prussia, and only if I complete my judgment there can the establishment of the pioneering corps be preserved.

They are waiting for me to come over.

We'd better set off immediately. If we are late, I am afraid that even if I bring back the Hades Army, I will not be able to stabilize Banks City, a powder keg that can explode at any time. " "Do you really know what you are doing?"

The Earth Priest let go of Loren's collar with some pain and helplessness. He whispered:
"Zhao! We should not have let you return to East Prussia in the first place. We should have locked you up in the Silver Castle and let you spend the rest of your life as a prisoner in your hometown, even if you were a coward."

"I did give that order."

Loren was quite frank. He said:

“The city of Xike at that time was like the city of Banks now. They were very determined to resist the enemy’s defense and repeatedly charged and defeated our offensive.

That was the first time I saw the heroic figures of thousands of Winged Hussars galloping on the battlefield. We tried every means to defeat them but failed. Even the knights of the Old Guards had their wills broken in the charging battlefield. I saw with my own eyes that the bravest knights cried as helplessly as children after being dragged off the battlefield.

Our artillery positions were rebuilt seven times and destroyed seven times by the Sikorsky Hussars.

Our front-line positions were pushed back again and again. We were close to the city at the beginning, but were pushed back ten kilometers by them. By the end, I couldn't tell whether we were attacking the city or they were slaughtering us.

That was the first time in all my years in the army that I felt despair. I had no way to deal with those iron hedgehogs. Of course, at that time we had not yet learned how to dig trenches, nor had we learned how to use heavy firepower correctly, and there was no such thing as an armed airship.

But I think even with all this, fighting the Battle of Sikor again would not have any different results.

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Do you know why I never mention the victory at Xike as a military honor? Not only because I feel uneasy that I defeated them with the plague, but also because I have already failed.

It was a humiliating defeat.

I had failed the moment I ordered the plague weapons to be used against that city.

Alas, this day will come sooner or later.

In fact, I discussed this issue with General Qin on the battlefield of the Songhai Empire. He told me that this kind of thing is also an unforgivable crime over there. It seems that no matter which world you are in, there are some common bottom lines.

The reason why those foreigners hate me so much is because of what I did.

I guess if they were given a chance, there would definitely be some hot-blooded young people trying to assassinate me. In the eyes of the civilized world, a guy like me should be taken to the shooting range to shoot at targets for a few hours. "

Loren sighed and said:

"So, it's time to regain my courage, it's time to face my past mistakes. If my execution can save Bankstown from the fate of West Cove, then I will probably pick up a little honor when I stand on the gallows.

Let's go!

Don't try to persuade me, you can't persuade me."

"You are really open-minded."

The earth priest cursed:
"Do you want to go back to Silver Castle first? I feel like you're unlikely to leave in one piece. Do you want to say goodbye to your wife first?"

"I'll write a letter."

Loren says:
"Before they hang me, I will write down everything I want to say. Then I'll ask you to send this letter back to my wife, so that when my child is born, he won't have to bear the shame of his father."

"go!"

The Earth Priest stomped his feet, took Loren and dived under the earth, moving in a straight line towards Xike City at the fastest speed of land walking.

They had almost no rest along the way and arrived at the grassland where Xike City was located after about thirty minutes.

The earth priest was almost exhausted from performing such a long-distance earthwalk under the cover of the eternal night, but the moment he jumped out of the ground with Loren, when the two of them looked up at the Xike City in front of them, the two dwarves were stunned.

"What's with that exaggerated black city?"

The Earth Priest exclaimed:
"Is there such a city on this continent? Why can't I see even a window or a balcony?"

"Because this is not for living people."

Loren whispered:
"This is the 'pyramid' of Xi Ke Hades. It is the military camp that Xi Ke Hades' army prepared for itself. Great!"

"What's so good about this?"

The old priest cursed, and Marshal Loren shook his head and said:

"They are an army, but they have the leisure to build a city for themselves! Do you know what this means? They must have completed the preparations for war. All preparations for war have been completed, just like a machine born for war has been debugged!

Under the command of Pluto, they can go to the battlefield to face any enemy and win the battle at any time!
Yes.

This is the reinforcement that Banks City and East Prussia need."

"However, they need a sacrifice to go out, and that sacrifice is your head."

The old priest sighed and said:

"Is this really worth it, Loren?"

"Listen to what you're saying. That's a million people and a province."

The half-dwarf curled his lips and said:

"If I could be rewarded with so many lives on the scales of death, I would definitely feel flattered for my precious life.

let's go
Forget it, you stay here!
I will go alone, lest the dead spirits go crazy after seeing me and implicate you as well."

After saying that, the half-dwarf marshal blew a whistle and used the magic reins to summon his war sheep to carry him towards Xike City.

The old dwarf priest rested on the spot, took out a small bottle of wine and took a sip, then took a few puffs from his pipe, then sprinted over with an earthwalk spell. When Loren arrived at the entrance to the ruins of Xike City, he was already waiting there.

Then the two of them stepped into the dead silent city. Just when the old priest was wondering why there was no undead in the ruins, ten black dragoons hidden in the ruins suddenly started up with a loud noise, and the mechanical behemoths roared and surrounded them.

"I am Loren! Marshal of the Pioneer Corps!"

The half-dwarf was not afraid. He held down his companion's wrist as he prepared to cast a spell, and shouted to the dragoon in front of him:

"Report to your lord, here I come!"

"Oh? Why did you come?"

A familiar voice sounded in the sky.

As Loren watched, huge blood wings spread out in the air, carrying Murphy, who was dressed in military uniform, slowly down. The Vampire Governor was suspended in the air five meters above the ground. He looked at the Dwarf Marshal and asked:
"If the living come to visit the cemetery without any reason and do not bring even a bunch of white flowers, it is obvious that they are not here to pay tribute, so there must be a reason."

"I come."

Loren hesitated, then looked at Murphy and said:
"As a sinner, I come to accept judgment!"

(End of this chapter)